diff --git a/0001-environment-variables-for-system-paths.patch b/0001-environment-variables-for-system-paths.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b98cc16
--- /dev/null
+++ b/0001-environment-variables-for-system-paths.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+From fb08ae2bd21c0f25d719d1914a07f19cef1a3619 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Graham Ollis <plicease@cpan.org>
+Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2018 06:36:57 -0400
+Subject: [PATCH] environment variables for system paths should override
+ compiled-in defaults
+
+---
+ libpkgconf/client.c | 14 +++++++++-----
+ 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/libpkgconf/client.c b/libpkgconf/client.c
+index 796014d..f4155b3 100644
+--- a/libpkgconf/client.c
++++ b/libpkgconf/client.c
+@@ -96,11 +96,15 @@ pkgconf_client_init(pkgconf_client_t *client, pkgconf_error_handler_func_t error
+ 	pkgconf_client_set_buildroot_dir(client, NULL);
+ 	pkgconf_client_set_prefix_varname(client, NULL);
+ 
+-	pkgconf_path_copy_list(&client->filter_libdirs, &personality->filter_libdirs);
+-	pkgconf_path_copy_list(&client->filter_includedirs, &personality->filter_includedirs);
+-
+-	pkgconf_path_build_from_environ("PKG_CONFIG_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_PATH", NULL, &client->filter_libdirs, false);
+-	pkgconf_path_build_from_environ("PKG_CONFIG_SYSTEM_INCLUDE_PATH", NULL, &client->filter_includedirs, false);
++	if(getenv("PKG_CONFIG_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_PATH") == NULL)
++		pkgconf_path_copy_list(&client->filter_libdirs, &personality->filter_libdirs);
++	else
++		pkgconf_path_build_from_environ("PKG_CONFIG_SYSTEM_LIBRARY_PATH", NULL, &client->filter_libdirs, false);
++
++	if(getenv("PKG_CONFIG_SYSTEM_INCLUDE_PATH") == NULL)
++		pkgconf_path_copy_list(&client->filter_includedirs, &personality->filter_includedirs);
++	else
++		pkgconf_path_build_from_environ("PKG_CONFIG_SYSTEM_INCLUDE_PATH", NULL, &client->filter_includedirs, false);
+ 
+ 	/* GCC uses these environment variables to define system include paths, so we should check them. */
+ #ifdef __HAIKU__
+-- 
+2.17.1
+
diff --git a/pkgconf.spec b/pkgconf.spec
index 3e2022c..011759d 100644
--- a/pkgconf.spec
+++ b/pkgconf.spec
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 Name:           pkgconf
 Version:        1.5.1
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        Package compiler and linker metadata toolkit
 
 License:        ISC
@@ -27,6 +27,9 @@ Source0:        https://distfiles.dereferenced.org/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.ta
 # Simple wrapper script to offer platform versions of pkgconfig
 Source1:        platform-pkg-config.in
 
+# From: https://git.dereferenced.org/pkgconf/pkgconf/pulls/1
+Patch0001:      0001-environment-variables-for-system-paths.patch
+
 BuildRequires:  gcc
 BuildRequires:  make
 
@@ -179,6 +182,9 @@ rm -rf %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/aclocal
 %endif
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Jun 29 2018 Neal Gompa <ngompa13@gmail.com> - 1.5.1-2
+- Add patch to fix system path override issue
+
 * Wed Jun 27 2018 Neal Gompa <ngompa13@gmail.com> - 1.5.1-1
 - Upgrade to 1.5.1